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Camille Fauré (1874–1956) was a French enamel artist best known for his design work for the Limoges porcelain company in Limoges. Floral and figurative patterns in richly glazed colours were his signature

In 1919 he joined Alexandre Marty (1876 – 1943) in creating new enamel production methods involving flamed / frosted enamels. Together they designed and exhibited pieces under the brand “Fauré et Marty”, including a small number of pendants in enameled gold, silver and copper. Early in 1925 the two parted.^[5]

The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts of 1925^[c] was Fauré’s breakthrough. He became Limoges most famous enamel artist. Among the other active enamellers of Limoges during the 1920s were Pierre Bonnaud (1865–1930), Jules Sarlandie (1874–1936), and Henriette Marty (1902–1995).^[d]

In 1925 Fauré opened his own business in Limoges where he hired five enamellists to whom he gave freedom of creation: Lucie Dadat, Pierre Bardy, Louis Valade, Marcelle Decouty-Védrenne and Jeanne Soubourou (1879–1968). They signed their pieces with the brand “C. Fauré Limoges”. The workshop especialised in two areas: advertising signs and plaques for shops, at a time when department stores were booming; and house painting and decoration.^[6]

When he died in 1956 his daughter Andrée Faure took over the business. “C. Fauré Limoges” closed its doors in 1985.